Definition of Backflow

1. Noun. A flow that returns toward its source.

Exact synonyms: Backflowing
Generic synonyms: Flow, Flowing
Specialized synonyms: Regurgitation

Definition of Backflow

1. Noun. The flow of a fluid (through a pipe etc) in a direction opposite to that which is normal or intended ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Backflow

1. a flowing back toward a source [n -S]

Medical Definition of Backflow

1. The reversal of the normal flow of a current. See: regurgitation. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Backflow

backfills
backfire
backfired
backfires
backfiring
backfisch
backfische
backfit
backfits
backfitted
backfitting
backflip
backflipped
backflipping
backflips
backflow (current term)
backflowing
backflows
backflush
backflushed
backflushes
backflushing
backfoot
backformation
backformations
backfriend
backfriends
backgain
backgammon
backgammon board

Literary usage of Backflow

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Drinking Water Distribution Systems: Assessing and Reducing Risks by National Academies Press, National Research Council (U.S.), National Academies Press (U.S. (2006)
"Is it specified in the requirement that the system must implement or develop a cross-connection control and/or backflow prevention program? ..."

2. Worker Deaths in Confined Spaces: A Summary of Surveillance Findings and edited by Thomas R. Bender (1996)
"The contractor descended into the underground vault which housed the water line and backflow device and collapsed. The shipping supervisor of the sawmill ..."

3. Guidelines for Water Reuse by DIANE Publishing Company (1992)
"Where the possibility of cross-connection between potable and reclaimed water lines does exist, backflow prevention devices should be installed onsite when ..."

4. Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards and Procedural and edited by Barry Leonard (2000)
"backflow means the flow of water or other liquids, mixtures, or substances into ... backflow connection means any arrangement whereby backflow can occur. ..."

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